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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2001
Haydn N. G. Wadley, Keswick, VA (US);
Douglas T. Queheillalt, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Anthony G. Evans, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ann Marie Sastry, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Haydn N. G. Wadley, Keswick, VA (US);
Douglas T. Queheillalt, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Anthony G. Evans, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ann Marie Sastry, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a multifunctional battery for supplying power to an electrical circuit, and the related method of making the same. Use of the multifunctional battery permits structural integrity and versatility, while maximizing power output of the cells and minimizing the overall weight of the structure. The multifunctional battery includes an open cell interconnected structure comprised of a plurality of open cells so as to provide a structural electrode. The structural electrode is configured to be a load bearing member. The battery also includes interstitial electrodes that are counter electrodes to the structural electrode. The interstitial electrodes are at least partially received within a predetermined number of the cells of the interconnected structure. Additionally, a separator portion is disposed between the structural electrode and interstitial electrodes to serve as an electrical insulator.